An average day, the commodities used and the raw materials delivered by Bulk Carriers:lights on

washing

breakfast

driving

lunch

tea break

drinks

DIY

relaxing

Utilising
Electricity
Electrical cable

Utilising
Soap

Utilising
Cereal

Utilising
Soft drink
Cutlery

Utilising
Sugar

Utilising
Beer

Utilising
Various items

Utilising
Book or paper

Raw materials
Copper
Coal

Raw materials
Potash

Utilising
Car panelling
Battery
Road bridge
Road surface

Raw materials
Bauxite
Salt
Nickle ore

Raw materials
Sugar

Raw materials
Wheat
or maize

Raw materials
Iron ore
Alumina
Sulphur
Stone/aggregates

Raw materials
Barley

Raw materials
Cement
Timber
Steel
Gypsum

Raw materials
Woodchip

Today, you probably used twenty dry bulk products without realising the important

Major sources / seabourne exporters of commodities

role that shipping and the efforts that 500 seafarers played in bringing these everyday
items to you.

Aggregates Norway and Scotland

Alumina Australia, Brazil, Guinea
and Jamaica
Barley Australia, Canada and Ukraine
Bauxite Australia, Brazil, Guinea
and Jamaica
Cement India
Coal Australia, Columbia, Indonesia,
Russia and South Africa
Copper Chile, Canada, and USA
Gypsum Canada and Thailand

These are just the dry bulk commodities. Other types of ships play their part often
unseen, in our daily lives with tankers and gas carriers bringing the energy for homes
and cars; container-ships crossing the worlds oceans with consumer goods and
reefer ships transporting fruit and meat for the worlds consumers. Other ships play
an equally significant role in our daily existence.
Bulk carriers carry the equivalent of over 8 Billion Ton-miles of commodities a year
and are an immensely efficient and environmentally friendly means of transport. You
may not have considered their role in the past, but you certainly used them today

Iron Ore Australia and Brazil

Maize Argentina, Brazil and USA
Nickle Ore Australia and New Caledonia
Potash Canada
Salt USA
Steel China, EU 25, Japan and Russia
Sugar Australia, Brazil and Thailand
Sulphur Canada and Russia
Timber Canada, Malaysia and USA
Wheat Argentina and Australia; EU 25
Woodchips Australia and Brazil

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